Extreme high throughput physical layer data rate

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for extreme high throughput (EHT) physical layer data rate. An apparatus of an access point (AP) comprising processing circuitry configured to encode an EHT capabilities element, the EHT capabilities element comprising a maximum media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (MPDU) in an aggregated MPDU (A-MPDU) length exponent subfield. The processing circuitry further configured to configure the AP to transmit the EHT capabilities element to a station (STA), and determine a maximum A-MPDU length based on two raised to a power of a constant plus a value of the A-MPDU length exponent subfield. The processing circuitry further configured to encode MPDUs in an A-MPDU, where the A-MPDU is encoded to be less than or equal to the maximum A-MPDU length.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An apparatus of a multi-link device (MID) configured for multi-link operation, the apparatus comprising: processing circuitry; and memory, the processing circuitry configured to:
 establish a plurality of links with another MLD; 
 use a single medium access control (MAC) address for transmission of MAC protocol data units MPDUs across the links: 
 negotiate a block acknowledge (BA) agreement with the other MLD by exchanging add BA (ADDBA) frames, 
 the BA agreement negotiated for a traffic identifier (TID) and applicable to each of the links of the plurality; 
 wherein to negotiate the BA agreement, a BA bitmap size is determined, 
 encode MPDUs for transmission over the links to the other MILD, the MPDUs encoded for transmission in accordance with the BA agreement for the TID; and 
 decode a BA frame received from the other MLD that acknowledges the transmitted MPDUs. 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the BA frame includes a BA bitmap subfield that includes the BA bitmap, and
 wherein a size of the BA bitmap subfield is indicated in a fragment number subfield of a BA starting sequence control field of the BA frame. 
 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the negotiated BA agreement includes a determined BA bitmap size of 1024 bits. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the MIL is a logical entity comprising two or more extremely high throughput (EHT) stations (STAs). 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the size of the BA bitmap subfield of the BA frame corresponds to the BA bitmap size of the negotiated BA agreement. 
     
     
       6. The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the TID corresponding to the BA agreement is mapped to each of the links of the plurality. 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein to negotiate the BA agreement, the BA bitmap size is selected from a plurality of predetermined sizes, and
 wherein the negotiated BA agreement includes the determined BA bitmap size of 1024 bits for a negotiated buffer size. 
 
     
     
       8. The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the BA agreement negotiated for a single traffic identifier (TID). 
     
     
       9. The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the MILD is a logical entity comprising two or more extremely high throughput (EHT) access point (AP) stations (STAs), and
 wherein the other MLD is a logical entity comprising two or more other EHT non-AP STAs. 
 
     
     
       10. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the MILD is configured to use the single MAC address for transmission of aggregate MPDUs (A-MPDUs) across the links. 
     
     
       11. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the memory is configured to store an indicator of the BA bitmap size. 
     
     
       12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by processing circuitry of a multi-link device (MLD) configured for multi-link operation, the processing circuitry configured to:
 establish a plurality of links with another MLD; 
 use a single medium access control (MAC) address for transmission of MAC protocol data units MPDUs across the links; 
 negotiate a block acknowledge (BA) agreement with the other MILD by exchanging add BA (ADDBA) frames, 
 the BA agreement negotiated for a traffic identifier (TID) and applicable to each of the links of the plurality; 
 wherein to negotiate the BA agreement, a BA bitmap size is determined, 
 encode MPDUs for transmission over the links to the other MLD, the MPDUs encoded for transmission in accordance with the BA agreement for the TM; and 
 decode a BA frame received from the other MLD that acknowledges the transmitted MPDUs. 
 
     
     
       13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the BA frame includes a BA bitmap subfield that includes the BA bitmap, and
 wherein a size of the BA bitmap subfield is indicated in a fragment number subfield of a BA starting sequence control field of the BA frame. 
 
     
     
       14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the negotiated BA agreement includes a determined BA bitmap size of 1024 bits. 
     
     
       15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 14 , wherein the MLD is a logical entity comprising two or more extremely high throughput (EHT) stations (STAs). 
     
     
       16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the size of the BA bitmap subfield of the BA frame corresponds to the BA bitmap size of the negotiated BA agreement. 
     
     
       17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the TID corresponding to the BA agreement is mapped to each of the links of the plurality. 
     
     
       18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein to negotiate the BA agreement, the BA bitmap size is selected from a plurality of predetermined sizes, and
 wherein the negotiated BA agreement includes the determined BA bitmap size of 1024 bits for a negotiated buffer size. 
 
     
     
       19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the BA agreement negotiated for a single traffic identifier (TID). 
     
     
       20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the MILD is a logical entity comprising two or more extremely high throughput (EHT) access point (AP) stations (STAs), and
 wherein the other MLD is a logical entity comprising two or more other EHT non-AP STAs.